Denny Kahler

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  www.aftermarketbusiness.com/aftermarketbusiness/article - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/14/2006    Last Visited: 3/19/2007  

  - Denny Kahler, owner of Kahler's Werkstatt, chairman, the Automotive Service Association (ASA)

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  www.partsandpeople.com/articles/National/GAAS-ASA.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/27/2006    Last Visited: 7/27/2006  

  Panel members included Betty Jo Young of Young's Automotive in Houston; John Cochrane of Cochrane Automotive in Toronto, Ontario; Aaron Clements with C&C Automotive in Augusta, Ga.; and Denny Kahler, AAM, of Kahler's Werkstatt in Dublin, Calif.
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  "It is a shop owner's responsibility to provide training, and as part of that, I send my technicians around the country for specific training classes," Kahler said, adding that he has brought in trainers from around the country to his shop for special training on weekends.He also said that for many years, on a every other year basis, he closes his import repair facility and takes his entire crew to the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) in Las Vegas, which he said has been well received.
  
  Kahler also said it was critical that shop owners have competent management training."AMI (Automotive Management Institute) has been an excellent resource for that.It's critical.
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  It takes a time commitment and a dollar commitment," Kahler said.
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  Kahler said he gave each of his technicians a laptop over a year ago."It's made a huge productivity increase," he said.
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  "There are success stories," said Kahler, adding that as he travels the country as the chairman of the board of ASA, he sees many shops that have found solid suppliers with good product lines and are educated in shop management."They're out there doing it," he said.

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  www.asashop.org/autoinc/oct2008/collision.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/1/2008    Last Visited: 10/13/2008  

  Denny KahlerIn his retirement, former ASA chairman Denny Kahler, opened a "hobby shop," where he can work on his own cars and complete an occasional restoration for a customer.
  
  Denny Kahler, past ASA chairman, ran a shop in California for 32 years before selling it and moving to Arizona.Kahler encourages anyone thinking of moving out of the day-to-day automotive business to begin preparing in advance."Things need to be in order; your books need to be impeccable," he said.
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  Kahler pointed out that it was his love of cars that brought him into the industry in the first place."I think a lot of people get into the automotive business because of their love of cars," he said."But as the business grows, customers become the primary concern, and that love can get lost."In retirement, Kahler has opened what is basically a "hobby shop" where he can work on his own cars and complete an occasional restoration for a customer.
  
  Kahler has stayed active in the automotive industry at large by attending events held during NACE and CARS in Las Vegas and speaking to groups about automotive topics."Now I am active for pure enjoyment," said Kahler, "and there are many former shop owners like me whose love of automobiles keeps them active."
  
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  Kahler encourages retirees to "Find something to live for" once they've moved away from running an automotive business."Travel, take a cruise, volunteer, get involved in church groups," said Kahler.

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  www.partsandpeople.com/articles/National/CARS%202006.ht - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/1/2006    Last Visited: 12/1/2006  

  Charlie Elder, AAM (l.), a shop owner from Florida and the national ASA chairman of the board, visits with Denny Kahler, AAM, the immediate past chairman of ASA who recently sold his longtime repair shop in Dublin, Calif., and is developing an auto mall retail center in the Phoenix area.

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  www.partsandpeople.com/articles/tradeinfo/Global%20Symp - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/23/2006    Last Visited: 3/23/2006  

  Moderated by Ron Pyle, president of the Automotive Service Association, panelists will include: Lynn Beckwith of Beckwith's Automotive, Humble, Texas; Aaron Clements of C&C Automotive, Augusta, Ga.; John Cochrane of Cochrane Automotive, Toronto, Ontario; and Denny Kahler of Kahler's Werkstatt, Dublin, Calif.

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  2005 NACE Online Daily News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/17/2007    Last Visited: 6/26/2009  

  Denny Kahler, AAM ASA Chairman

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  2005 NACE Online Daily News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/17/2007    Last Visited: 6/26/2009  

  Denny Kahler
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  Denny Kahler ASA Chairman

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  ASA Holds Annual Business Meeting in Texas - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/3/2005    Last Visited: 5/5/2005  

  Denny Kahler, AAM, Kahler's Werkstatt, Dublin, Calif., was named chairman of ASA's board of directors for 2005-06.Kahler assumed the chairman's post at the conclusion of the annual meeting.
  
  Kahler succeeds Geralynn Kottschade, AAM, Jerry's Body Shop Inc. in Mankato, Minn. Kottschade moves to the past chairman's seat on the board of directors for one year.
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  Members of the 2005-06 ASA Executive Committee are Kahler, Kottschade, Elder, Clements and Sterwerf.

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  ASA Testifies at CARB Hearing - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/8/2006    Last Visited: 12/19/2006  

  Denny Kahler.AAM, ASA's immediate-past chairman, spoke on behalf of ASA.
  
  Prior to the hearing, ASA urged its California membership to contact CARB to show opposition for the proposed regulatory changes to current emission warranty regulations.ASA is concerned that any expansion of the vehicle warranty status will negatively impact independent repairers economically in the state of California.In the past, ASA has opposed California warranty expansion initiatives.
  
  Kahler testified, "As you are aware, ASA opposed previous warranty extensions, including those in the Low Emission Vehicle II program that extended emissions warranties from three years/50,000 miles to 15 years/150,000 miles.

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  ASA elects new chairman - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/18/2004    Last Visited: 12/25/2006  

  Denny Kahler, AAM, Kahler's Werk-statt, Dublin, California, was named chairman of ASA's board of directors for 2005-06.Kahler assumed the chairman's post at the conclusion of the annual meeting.
  
  Kahler succeeds Geralynn Kottschade, AAM, Jerry's Body Shop Inc. in Mankato, Minnesota.
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  Members of the 2005-06 ASA Executive Committee are Kahler, Kott-schade, Elder, Clements and Sterwerf.

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